Showers and thunderstorms developed across Massachusetts in a hot and humid airmass ahead of a weak cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of 14 August 2005.  These thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts, large hail, and flash flooding.  The hardest hit counties include Hampden, Franklin, Worcester, and Plymouth.  These storms also left as many as 51,000 electric customers without power.Flash flooding occurred in Brockton, Braintree, Quincy, South Weymouth, and Hingham.  In Brockton, basements and multiple streets were flooded with over two feet of water.  Some people had to be rescued from their cars when the cars stalled in these flooded roadways.Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds that knocked down trees, limbs, and wires.  These damaging winds knocked down numerous trees on North Shore Road, West Shore Road, Pine Street, and Damon Avenue in Holbrook.  Also, trees and wires came down on Randall and Greenfield Roads in the Turner Falls section of Montague as a result of these severe thunderstorms.  Several hundred trees were reported blown down as a result of a possible microburst in Hingham.  Of these several hundred trees down, approximately 20 came down on Main Street.  Numerous people reported trees down in their backyards and in a park near the Main Street area.These severe thunderstorms also produced hail of up to 1.0 inch in diameter in Springfield and in Longmeadow.In addition to the severe wind and hail reports, lightning destroyed a historic barn in Sutton.No known injuries directly resulted from these thunderstorms.

Thunderstorm Wind in PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 16:20:00 to 14-AUG-05 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: HINGHAM
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:42:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:42:00 (EST)
Location: CHICOPEE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:20:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:20:00 (EST)
Location: HOLBROOK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:35:00 to 14-AUG-05 15:40:00 (EST)
Location: STOUGHTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:53:00 to 14-AUG-05 15:53:00 (EST)
Location: ATHOL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:38:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:38:00 (EST)
Location: ROCKLAND
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 16:13:00 to 14-AUG-05 16:13:00 (EST)
Location: WEST SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 13:37:00 to 14-AUG-05 13:37:00 (EST)
Location: WEST SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 13:45:00 to 14-AUG-05 13:50:00 (EST)
Location: SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:00:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: STOW
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:55:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:55:00 (EST)
Location: GREENFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:30:00 to 14-AUG-05 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: MONTAGUE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flash Flood in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 16:10:00 to 14-AUG-05 18:10:00 (EST)
Location: QUINCY
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 13:50:00 to 14-AUG-05 13:50:00 (EST)
Location: LANCASTER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 13:35:00 to 14-AUG-05 13:35:00 (EST)
Location: MEDFORD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flash Flood in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:35:00 to 14-AUG-05 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTH WEYMOUTH
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:35:00 to 14-AUG-05 15:35:00 (EST)
Location: WESTBOROUGH
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 13:58:00 to 14-AUG-05 13:58:00 (EST)
Location: WEST SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 16:10:00 to 14-AUG-05 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: EASTHAMPTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:09:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:09:00 (EST)
Location: LONGMEADOW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Lightning in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 14:15:00 to 14-AUG-05 14:15:00 (EST)
Location: SUTTON
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 17:33:00 to 14-AUG-05 17:33:00 (EST)
Location: LUDLOW
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flash Flood in PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 16:07:00 to 14-AUG-05 18:07:00 (EST)
Location: BROCKTON
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 17:00:00 to 14-AUG-05 17:05:00 (EST)
Location: MARLBOROUGH
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-AUG-05 15:53:00 to 14-AUG-05 15:53:00 (EST)
Location: NEW SALEM
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO